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Just So Everyone's Clear: Scout And Rivian Are Not The Same

What an age of miracles we find ourselves in. The internet is the greatest tool for disseminating information that humanity has ever created, but it also allows anybody to just instantly broadcast whatever is on their mind at any given moment, regardless of how true it is or not. That does…

InsideEVs · Oct 31, 2024

Ford F-150 Lightning Production Hits A Speed Bump

The Ford F-150 Lightning was supposed to be the Blue Oval's big EV win. I mean, you take the best-selling vehicle in the U.S., convert it to electric, and unleash it on the masses. Surely that's a recipe for success, right? And in many ways, it has been—just with sales,…

InsideEVs · Oct 31, 2024

VW Dealers Call Scout Plans 'Salt In The Wound'

Volkswagen dealers are gearing up for a fight. The company's U.S. retailers are livid over being cut out of VW's new Scout brand, which plans to sell its Terra and Traveler models directly to consumers. So a group of VW dealers is getting ready to challenge VW's plans in court and…

InsideEVs · Oct 30, 2024

The Scout EVs Have One Incredible Throwback Feature

The Scout Terra and Traveler EVs will offer all of the features we've come to expect from a modern, off-road truck. They'll have tons of clearance, room for 35-inch tires, disconnecting sway bars and the ability to climb 100% grades. They also have a few throwback touches, like solid rear…

InsideEVs · Oct 25, 2024

Why Scout Motors Said No To Dealers, And Why They're Already Mad

The Volkswagen Group has big plans for its new by-America, for-America extended range EV subsidiary, Scout Motors. However, those plans won't include one longtime ally: its U.S. dealership network. 

InsideEVs · Oct 25, 2024

The U.S. Surpassed Europe In EV Sales Last Quarter: Report

Despite all the ideological and political divisions surrounding electric vehicles, Americans are driving home battery-powered vehicles in droves.

InsideEVs · Oct 25, 2024

Scout Motors' EV Gas Range Extender May Give It A Big Edge

At Scout Motors' big debut last night, the new designed-and-built-in-America subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group showed off how it hopes to deliver on some big promises. The Scout Terra and Scout Traveler are big, rugged, retro-inspired electric vehicles packed with off-road features, physical buttons and as much vintage charm as…

InsideEVs · Oct 25, 2024

Scout Is Cutting Out Dealers. That's A Big Win For Consumers

I admit I was skeptical of Volkswagen’s ability to revive a familiar and forgotten name, but it looks like they’re hitting it right on the money here. The Scout Traveler and Terra may technically only be concepts, but they’re damn good ones with iconic styling, strong capability, and relatively accessible…

InsideEVs · Oct 24, 2024

Scout Traveler And Terra EVs: Prices Revealed

Scout Motors made a big splash in Nashville on Thursday, revealing its first-ever electric vehicle concepts, the Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck. The two models are going to be available in both battery-electric (BEV) and extended-range hybrid (EREV) configurations when they enter production in 2027.

InsideEVs · Oct 24, 2024

Scout's EVs Will Have a Gas Range-Extender Option

There are all kinds of neat details on Scout Motors' coming Traveler SUV and Terra pickup trucks. Perhaps the most eyebrow-raising is that they don't have to be all-electric. Yes, Scout has done something rare among the legions of EV upstarts—it built a hybrid of sorts.

Motor1 · Oct 24, 2024